Jose Maria Bocanegra

Jose Maria Bocanegra (25 May 1787-23 July 1862) was President of Mexico from 18 to 23 December 1829, succeeding Vicente Guerrero and preceding Pedro Velez. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Mexico.

Biography
Jose Maria Bocanegra was born in Labor de la Troje, Aguascalientes, New Spain in 1787, and he worked as a lawyer for the Audiencia and as a member of the College of Attorneys before becoming a deputy to the first Mexican Constituent Congress in 1824. He supported Agustin de Iturbide's ascent to the throne, but he opposed his absolutist nature. In 1826, Bocanegra entered the Chamber of Deputies, of which he served as President from 1826 to 1827. In 1829, he also served as Minister of Internal and External Relations under Guadalupe Victoria and Vicente Guerrero, and he became interim President during Anastasio Bustamante's rebellion against Guerrero. On 23 December 1829, the Mexican Army switched its support to Bustamante, and Bocanegra's presidency was withdrawn. He returned to being a lawyer, and he later served as Minister of the Treasury in 1833 and then Minister of External Relations and of the Treasury from 1833 to 1844. He died in 1862 at hte age of 75.